he told the mayor this morning he is resigning as the city's chief financial officer. news4's tom sherwood broke the story on twitter today. gandhi's recommendation is effective the 1st of june. he says he's comfortable leaving now, because the city is in good financial shape. the mayor announced a $400 million surplus. he's been criticized for his office's internal controls in the handling of the d.c. lottery contract, which is the subject of a federal investigation. >>> ward 6 council member tommy wells is expanding on his plans for a potential run for mayor of d.c. in 2014. day wells confirmed he has formed an exploratory committee. he also plans to go on what he calls a listening tour, to meet with residence in all the district's eight wards. he expressed concern today on wamu radio over the scandals that have rocked the city's government over the last year. >> i do believe we're at a crossroads, i think with chronnyism, a culture of corruption, that things could go backwards easily. we do know that's the one thing that will undo a city pretty quickly, a corrupt go